To check the spelling of your text, choose Edit > Check Spelling with the object open. To spell check only part of the text, select that part before choosing this command. Hyphenated words are checked as separate words. FirstClass checks spelling based on the spell checking options in your preferences. You can also set your preferences so that FirstClass checks the spelling of every message when you send it. If FirstClass encounters a word it does not know, it opens the Spell Checker form. This form contains choices for handling the word.